hybrid bus

Zero emission mode in the city centre, diesel powered for the rest of the route. The British manufacturer Alexander Dennis delivered 30 new hybrid buses to Brighton & Hove (they will start operations in October). They are equipped with BAE Systems’ series hybrid technology. These vehicles will s...

Irish National Transport Authority issued a tender for up to 600 double decker hybrid buses. The whole batch of vehicles will be awarded to a single manufacturer, according to NTA plans. The purchase is part of the BusConnects programme. The vehicles must be able to run in zero emission mode, so tha...

Melbourne has taken over the first units of the single largest hybrid bus order in Australia. The contract concerns the supply of 50 hybrid buses (based on Volvo hybrid driveline with Volgren bodywork) for Victoria’s public transport network, to be operated by CDC Victoria, a subsidiary of Com...

Nova Bus in Quebec (Canada), major hybrid bus order secured. Volvo Buses, through its North American subsidiary Nova Bus, has just received the single largest order for hybrid buses ever signed by the group (and the biggest order in Nova Bus history to date). It consists in 497 vehicles that will be...

Electric-hybrid-diesel order by Flemish public transport company De Lijn, that turned to VDL Bus & Coach placing an order for 146 buses. The main part is made up of hybrid buses. Indeed, 84 Citea SLE-120 Hybrids are together in the order with 7 Citea-120 Electric and 55 articulated Citea SLFA-18...